In 2008 University of Florida's Center for Latin American Studies was awarded Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad funding to...
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In 2008 University of Florida's Center for Latin American Studies was awarded Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad funding to take twelve K-12 teachers to Ecuador and Peru for four weeks. During that time teachers attended seminars, met with local indigenous communities, and visited a variety of cultural sites. From their experiences, teachers developed lessons plans and materials pertinent to their interests.This page lists all the teaching resources these teachers created.

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This song lyrics sheet forms a part of a social studies unit on Afro-Ecuadorians that I've posted here. The song...
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This song lyrics sheet forms a part of a social studies unit on Afro-Ecuadorians that I've posted here. The song supplements the PowerPoint presentation and will help round out the unit. This unit is especially appropriate for social studies classes, but it could be used in a history class or a Spanish class.

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This activities sheet is meant to accompany the 2-1/2-minute-long podcast of the fifth section of an interview with an...
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This activities sheet is meant to accompany the 2-1/2-minute-long podcast of the fifth section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela (also posted here). Completely in Spanish, it tests students' listening comprehension with short answer questions, "partner" activities, and projects.The activities on this sheet are most appropriate for intermediate and advanced Spanish language students.

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This 2-1/2-minute-long podcast is the second section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela. It mostly focuses...
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This 2-1/2-minute-long podcast is the second section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela. It mostly focuses on Daniela's tastes in music. Completely in Spanish, it is an appropriate listening comprehension exercise for intermediate and advanced Spanish language students.It is accompanied by an activity sheet, also posted here.

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This activities sheet is meant to accompany the 3-minute-long podcast of the sixth section of an interview with an Ecuadorian...
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This activities sheet is meant to accompany the 3-minute-long podcast of the sixth section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela (also posted here). Completely in Spanish, it tests students' listening comprehension with short answer questions, "partner" activities, and projects.The activities on this sheet are most appropriate for intermediate and advanced Spanish language students.

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This 3-minute-long podcast is the sixth section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela. It mostly focuses on...
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This 3-minute-long podcast is the sixth section of an interview with an Ecuadorian student, Daniela. It mostly focuses on Daniela's musical tastes and her family's origins. Completely in Spanish, it is an appropriate listening comprehension exercise for intermediate and advanced Spanish language students.It is accompanied by an activity sheet, also posted here.

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This is a 7-minute-long video on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. It is appropriate for beginning to intermediate level Spanish...
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This is a 7-minute-long video on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. It is appropriate for beginning to intermediate level Spanish students and fits into the lesson plan and lesson packet I have posted along with the video.

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These are lesson plans meant to accompany the "Going Green in the Andes" lesson packet on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. It...
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These are lesson plans meant to accompany the "Going Green in the Andes" lesson packet on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. It explains how to carry out the activities included in the lesson packet, how to access online materials mentioned in the lesson packet, and how to evaluate students' learning.I have also posted the lesson packet and video that accompany this lesson packet.

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This is an 11-page Spanish lesson packet on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. Filled with photographs, colorful graphics, and...
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This is an 11-page Spanish lesson packet on recycling in Peru and Ecuador. Filled with photographs, colorful graphics, and activities that use free, multimedia resources, this lesson will stimulate students' interest in both protecting the environment and in researching the unique culture in the Andes. For beginning to intermediate levels.I have also posted the lesson plans and videos that accompany this lesson packet. They are at http://www.latam.ufl.edu/Data/Sites/43/media/documents/fulbright%20hays%20project/Reciclaje%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf

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The Center for Latin American Studies Outreach Program maintains a collection of more than 500 resources on Latin American...
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The Center for Latin American Studies Outreach Program maintains a collection of more than 500 resources on Latin American and Caribbean topics. The Outreach Program's Resource Library Online Catalog describes the materials available from the library, including books, curriculum guides, posters, videos, "traveling suitcases," and more. Educators may borrow these items at no charge.All borrowers must have a current lending agreement on file with the Center for Latin American Studies Outreach Program. You may also download a lending agreement form from our website and send it to us by mail or fax. Once your agreement is on file, simply contact the Outreach Program (by phone, fax, or e-mail) with your request for materials from the database.

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